Something to celebrate...
At age 62 I found myself a retired interior decorator who loved my new freedom and time for grandchildren, but realized I still had a passion (now unfilled) to create "something beautiful". One day as I pondered a jar full of buttons collected by my grandmother, it brought back fond memories of her. I thought it a shame that these vintage items had gone unused and unappreciated for decades. To me they had a history, a story to tell and they were pretty.
I decided to make greeting cards using some of the buttons. Then I made little charms from the buttons and added them to the cards. One day a couple of charms became earrings, then earrings became bracelets and well, a year later Born Again Buttons and Beads was born.
Immediately, it seemed right. It has evolved over the years. I'll be 78 this year and the last couple of years sewing bags and totes and accessories has become my passion. My product line is a little of this and a little of that, but everything is still handmade and I still choose to use "gently used", up-cycled, recycled & donated materials to make brand new things - after all, one day the Lord looked at me and saw great potential. He called me precious and beautiful when I felt anything but. He picked me up, dusted me off and made me a brand new creature! 2 Cor. 5:17 I delight in making old things new, discarded things desirable and gifts that people will cherish because they have a history and a story to tell.
